The fourth Tour de France Femmes women’s bicycle race came to a rousing finish in the Savoie region with French Olympic champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot winning the gruelling race and making history in […]
A Sunny Sunhat for the Tour de France Femmes
Made in France: Summer of Fun Fashion with Fly Me to the Sun
Paris, France — Beaches and baskets and ankle bracelets all add up to summer fashion fun. The aptly named Fly Me to the Sun brand was created in France by Léa Lunghini, […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Summer Wear Find
More than an it bag, an essential. A resistant carry all in natural raffia braiding, hand made in Madagascar from the house of Sōnge. Photo courtesy Sōnge. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette […]
Draw Me a Jewel
Paris, France — There are swans and water lilies, Egyptian scarabs, butterflies and sycomores alongside fabulous fuschias, the famous chimeras of Cartier and René Lalique’s wood anemone. As the high jewellery houses […]
The Last King
Paris, France — With the last king came the last coronation in France. Charles X succeeded his two brothers, Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, ascending to the throne in 1824 and tried […]
Going Gold
Paris, France —As Men’s Fashion Week draws to a close and with the French capital gearing up for the couture collections in one week’s time, an exhibition currently underway in Paris demonstrates […]
Seen on the Red Carpet
The British-American actress Minnie Driver was shimmering on the red carpet in Cannes in Piaget’s mesmerizing Fringes High Jewelry set from the house’s Limelight 150th collection. Above: The high jewellery ring from […]
Made in France: Captivating Crystal from Lalique
There is the sparkle of clear crystal and the elegance of frosted Persepolis blue. The house of Lalique has just brought out its new collection of six crystal jewels drawing its inspiration […]
The Charm of Stitch
It is one of those very endearing Disney stories. The animated film brings together Lilo, an independent and lonely girl in the Hawaiian Islands with Stitch, a mischievous blue alien from a […]
Into the Iris
A musky-woody floral, it starts off with a sparkling Italian mandarin touch and a note of sea breeze. At its heart is a white tea extract, Madras wood, the aromatic plant that […]
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